a many nasa to -- a menace to our economy. >>shepard: we cannot see it airing anywhere but on newscasts like this. governor romney fired back and a spokesman accused the president of trying to "make a big election about small things." wendell is live at the white house. this is getting nasty again. >>reporter: it sure looks like it. on air force one the president's campaign spokeswoman said the biggest take away is romney shaking relationship with the fact. the president is headed back to washington, dc, right now, with a stop in ohio, where voter registration ends at 9:00 tonight. he told the reporters in san francisco last night some want him to take the gloves off but he made clear he did not think much of governor romney's first debate performance. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks say, don't be so plight, don't be so nice. i want everyone to understand something. what was mean for them wasn't leadership. that is salesmanship. >>reporter: he made clear the president didn't think much of his own debate performance,